Electrical Capacitance Measurements on Intact Carcasses

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Parallel stainless steel needles 1 cm apart were pushed 2 cm into exposed muscle faces on sides of pork and beef carcasses. Electrical capacitance between electrodes was measured at 100 kHz with a bridge circuit. Intact muscles yielded higher values than muscles trimmed to 3 × 5 × 7 centimeters. The best measuring site for the detection of extremely pale, soft and exudative carcasses with zero capacitance a few hours after slaughter was the adductor muscle exposed ventrally to the pubis. Copyright © 1981. American Society of Animal Science . Copyright 1981 by American Society of Animal Science